$100k a year, no longer in Little Rock
changea dispatch from
kansas city
MO
39.10°N
94.58°W
Kansas City is barbecue (burnt ends are a local invention), jazz (the 18th and Vine district fed Charlie Parker and Count Basie), and fountains everywhere you turn. The city straddles two states and doesn't make a big deal out of it. The Plaza shopping district looks like Seville, which is delightfully odd for the Midwest. Friendly here means genuinely friendly.
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Little Rock
Kansas City costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,502/mo
24% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
4.7%
$25/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,440/mo
$318 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$326k
43% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
2.2M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in kansas city.
Little Rock keeps to 163 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 26 days below 20° here, 6 in Little Rock.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.5× more on the calendar than Little Rock.
56/100
4% higher than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Perry State Park, 48.7 mi.
94/100
92% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
43
153% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
in the same ballpark as kansas city:
